Thank you Daniel & Peter - I thought it would have to be somewhere! Cheers, Alex
On 12/08/2013, at 8:23 AM, Peter Hinchliffe <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 12/08/2013, at 12:47 AM, Alex <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello WAmuggers >> >> Until recently, I have had a couple laptops both with MAC OSX 6.8 (I think). >> I now have a Macbook Pro Retina running OSX 10.8.4. >> >> I am wondering where Print Preview has disappeared to? Previously it used >> to be a button in the Print dialogue box in the bottom left corner. This >> was quite useful to me as it saved printing pages that were basically >> rubbish attached to the end of, e.g., bank statements. Now I can't find it >> :( Is it hidden somewhere else, or have Apple in their wisdom decided to >> become like Microsoft ? :) >> > Things have changed with Mountain Lion, but it also depends on the software. > Mountain Lion has removed the "Preview" button in favour of a single "PDF" > popup menu. The first item in this menu is "Open PDF in Preview". It's the > same thing as clicking the "Preview" in older versions. Note that not all > software obeys the rules. Some older software which has not been fully > optimised for Mountain Lion will still display the "Preview" button in the > Print dialog. > > >> I do have another issue as well in that the track pad seems to be >> "slippery". When I click on something to select it, often I slip to another >> unwanted selection. Once, this was disastrous, had to re-enter nearly an >> hours data entry. >> > > I occasionally find this to be the case as well, especially with work > requiring very fine control such as graphic design. I invariably switch back > to a mouse for this work. On the other hand, I find the superior gestures > available on the Trackpad mean that it comes into its own for tasks such as > web browsing and email. > > Right tool for the job, that sort of thing... > > Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services > FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer > Perth, Western Australia > Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
